A federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has sentenced Farouk Lawan, former chairman of the federal house of representatives ad-hoc committee on fuel subsidy, to seven years imprisonment over the $3 million bribery charges preferred against him by the federal government. Lawan was the chairman of the house of representatives ad […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd.), as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Benin Republic. A former Defence Chief, Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (retd.), was named the Head of Mission to Cameroon. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, according to a statement by the Information […]Read More
Worried by the rising cost of rice and other commodities in the Nigerian market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) have planned to distribute 27,000 metric tonnes of rice paddies directly to millers nationwide from Thursday. This move is to eliminate the cost associated with middlemen which […]Read More
The Senate on Tuesday received President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the approval of the 2021 Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N895.8 billion. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, read Buhari’s letter at the commencement of Tuesday’s plenary following its resumption from a two-week break. The letter reads: Dear Distinguished Senate President, submission of the Supplementary Appropriation […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the newly elected President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi assuring the nation of closer cooperation. The president in a statement signed on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said the election of Raisi “once again reinforces the centrality of the will of the people to […]Read More
Governor Approves Premium Insurance Cover on Passengers Using State-Owned Ferries ‘We Now Have Capacity to Move 710 Commuters per Trip’– LAGFERRY MD The growing interest in water transportation by residents of Lagos State has received an encouraging response from the State Government. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, expanded the capacity of the Lagos State Ferry […]Read More
NCS public relations officer (PRO), disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja on Monday, June 21. The NCS explained that the verification exercise is to ensure strict compliance with NCS regulations and revenue generation through the payment of one percent comprehensive import supervision scheme. According to the Customs, “Within two weeks into the 30 days’ […]Read More
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of the Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the State, Hon. Olufunmi Olatunji. The governor described the late council boss as an extremely loyal politician and an invaluable asset to the All Progressives Council (APC). He said the […]Read More
The Lagos State Government has stated its commitment to partner with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMW&H) for the development of a strategic regional plan for the Southwest Geopolitical region. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, disclosed this, on Monday, while welcoming a team who were on a courtesy […]Read More
The anti-graft agency has been without a board for about six years. President Muhammadu Buhari has finally constituted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) board, the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) announced Monday. This is coming about six years after the nation’s flagship anti-corruption organisation has operated without a board under […]Read More